Tattoos and food. If you add Beyonce into the mix, then you have my perfect trifecta of awesome. And it seems I'm not alone (except the Beyonce part), considering the response to our post on Chad Koeplinger's 10 Best Meals of 2013; so I wanted to share another great blog for those who hunger for the culinary and tattoo arts in one lovely bite.

Knives & Needles is the online home where "Where Chefs can talk tattoos and Tattooers can talk food." Written by Molly Kitamura (speaking of lovely!), the blog includes interviews with tattooed chefs (including photos of their artwork), favorite recipes of tattoo artists, and food tattoos featured on "Tattoo Tuesday." There are also cooking tips from Molly, who's background is in holistic nutrition.

This is a blog that I started because I have a passion for food and a
love for tattoos. I am a professional sushi chef of over 13 years and
have worked all over the world for more than a decade. Over my travels
working in various kitchens, I always noticed how many chefs are
tattooed. Not only tattooed, but many heavily tattooed. I myself am
pretty heavily tattooed. Not to get too deep but this has always
interested me and I think that chefs and tattooers have similar
personality types; artistic, transient punks who are traditionally the lowlifes
of society working in a thankless profession. Tattooing and the chef
profession have both seen a 180 to their popularity and reputation in
recent years with TV shows and celebrity stars being formed in this
modern-day atmosphere. I want to give all those tattooed chefs the
chance talk about something other than food and give foodie tattooers a chance to talk about something other than their work with this blog!